1.0.1. {the workshop}

March 1, 2009

Over the years I have made lots of new photog (photog = photographer) friends. Many of whom come to me with all kinds of questions. All the time. And I looooove it!!!

To me it’s a testament of how much I have improved and advanced as a professional photographer myself. I mean …hey…..I started out small at some point myself. Geesh…. looking back through my blog or flickr account – and I mean …..way back, like, uhm…back in 2004 or 2005….boy – have I improved. 😀

When people come to me with questions – I try to answer them. Here on the blog, through email, in forums…etc. And it makes me so happy and so proud when I can see their improvement. In composition, switching from auto to shooting manual, convincing them that they should switch to shooting in RAW or TIFF instead of in jpg. 😀 Giving them ideas for poses, locations, and also their editing workflow.

So I thought to myself – what better way to show or teach someone than by doing it next to or with that someone…..and so….the idea of my “1.0.1. the workshop” was born. So when my photog friend Suzh came down here last week she asked me if we could have one. OF COURSE!!!! So – I got us some models (the beautiful couple Shana & Kit, who go to my church), and found us some cool locations. These fields are actually just about 5-10 min driving distance down the road from where I live. YAY me!!!

We met in the afternoon so that we could catch us some great sunflare as well as the setting sun. I just adore the rich golden tones of the afternoon sun. So after introducing Suzh to the way of manual exposure, teaching her about the oh-so-important FSI-triangle (FSI – f-stop, shutter speed & iso) we got down and dirty and rolled a little in the hey….j/k! We sat, squatted, climbed, did a few sit-ups…. :D, and laid in the middle of the road. So much fun! Shana & Kit were fabulous and totally rocked it. They were both such naturals! Once we got back home we sat together over her pictures and I showed her my workflow. Hopefully teaching her a few new tips and tricks.

And here is Suzh — working it…trying new “locations” and angles:

Her result:

And Suzh – well….she learned a lot and got some wonderful images to take home and add to her portfolio. I hope she will continue to pursue her love for photography because I know there is nothing better than being able to do what you love!

So hopefully this was only the first of very many 1.0.1.’s! If you are interested in my 1.0.1. workshop yourself – email me or leave me a comment.

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heather-HOLY HOLY MOLY! that is amazing! I LOVE THEM ALL! what beautiful models you have!!! hahah! they are awesome! and SOO natural! i love it!!! i am soo glad that you got to do this! soo fun!!! ooh love these pics of them! they look simply smashing!!!
I am soo glad that you posted these! way to go guys! amazing!!

suzh -This workshop was so much fun. You made it so relaxed that I didn’t even feel like I was learning even though I learned a lot from you. The models were fabulous and very patient with me…thanks Shana and Kit. Thanks so much for taking the time to do this with me. I know you’ll get tons of calls for future workshops. Your pics turned out great…as usual. Love ya

March 1, 2009 - 6:52 pm

Taylor-OMG!!!!! You did such a good job!! Love these pics. I know Shana and Kit. Love them! My fav is the one of them on the road. Shana is so pretty. I love the ones of her on the hay and on the tree. Oh! By the way my mom should’ve emailed you what my fav pic was. Love these pics!!! So good. Really great job.

Holli True-Bex- these images are fabulous!! 🙂 I love the pics of them in the field with the sunshine peeking through and the pics of them in the road. You are such a rock star!!! I cannot wait for the rain to lift here- I am getting cabin fever and I just want to go shoot!!! We must talk soon!

March 2, 2009 - 1:12 am

Sarah -SO AMAZINGLY beautiful. Of course, it helps to have such good lookin’ models to work with, right? 🙂
Seriously, your work is amazing. The light, the colors, the poses, all so beautiful. LOVE IT.

March 2, 2009 - 1:46 pm

becky -I’m writing to schedule my 101 workshop with you. I’m thinking about mid August-early October,:D what do you think? I want to see some of Suzh finished pictures. You should post some of her work.

@Becky: I’ll get in touch with you about the workshop! 😀 And — check out the pictures in between the post that have a ‘Suzanne Wright Photography’ logo on them. Those were the pictures she took and I edited with my workflow.

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My full name is Benita Rebekka (yes, with a double "K") Cloward. I love nicknames and have quite a few: Becky, Bex, Beni, Bita, Schneckolita, RBJ, ... I really do love a good nickname!

Born and raised in Germany I fell in love with a US soldier during my last year of High School. From Germany where we married, we moved to Oregon, Connecticut, Oklahoma and now reside in Missouri. We have three incredible children who keep me on my toes and teach me something new every day.

I am grateful that my Heavenly Father has blessed me with many talents. Especially though the craft to see and capture beauty and life through photography. Where it was first a means to share my life in the US with my family and friends back in Germany, it has become my passion and career. I am so very blessed to travel around the world capturing His Beauty. My work has been featured and published internationally on various blogs, websites, in magazines and books.